Part 6Own a Peace of the Mental Rock

You’re making great progress! You’re all the way up to Part 6. When you first bought this book, you worried that you might not make it this far, didn’t you?

Yet, you’ve made great strides. In Part 1, you learned specific techniques for making the most of your day. In Part 2, you learned about the importance of controlling your environment, getting enough sleep, whipping your office into shape, filing, and using the tools of technology. In Part 3, you discovered some innovative ways to stay in touch with others without overloading information intake capacity. In Part 4, you refined your capabilities further by learning to make decisions quickly, practicing the art of doing one thing at a time, and lightening the load by merging and purging. In Part 5, you rediscovered that there is such a thing as a home life, a life away from work.

Now it’s time to move into that wondrous and potentially serene arena—your head—to discuss goals for peace of mind. This is where you learn to become a master of winning back your time through deciding to live in real time, catching up with today, dropping back and punting, and realizing that the best is yet to come.

Get ready for the stratosphere. Fear not—you are ready. First up is making the most of your day (as opposed to having your day chew you up and spit you out).